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SHSviews 19 - January-March 2008

UNESCO Social and Human Sciences Sector Magazine

2008 – Year of Planet Earth: Mobilizing societies to adapt to climate change / Interview with Koïchiro Matsuura: “Social and Human Sciences play an indispensable role” / Dossier: Social and Human Sciences within National Commissions for UNESCO: Focus on the Philippines

Interview with Koïchiro Matsuura: “Social and Human Sciences play an indispensable role”[PDF]As the world commemorates the 60th anniversary of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights, the Director-General of UNESCO stresses the crucial role that the Organization has played and will continue to play in the promotion of the principles enshrined in the Declaration. He also clarifies the role of the social and human sciences in the new medium-term strategy of the Organization, particularly in respect to dealing with the ethical and social dimensions of such global trends as globalization and climate change.